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CD Review: “Kid Stuff” – Soli for Piano with Percussion Orchestra
McCormick Percussion Group; Robert McCormick, Director; Eunmi Ko, piano; Music of John Liberatore, Seunghee Lee, Hilary Tann, Ciro Scotto, and Matt Barber Ravello Records, LLC, an imprint of Parma Recordings LLC, 2018 RR7997 Recorded at the Springs Theatre in Tampa, Florida Recording Engineer, John Stephan; Executive Producer, Bob Lord “Kid Stuff” is an intriguing…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents the Music of Sir Karl Jenkins in Review
Distinguished Concerts Orchestra; Distinguished Concerts Singers International Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Sir Karl Jenkins, composer-in-residence Diana McVey, soprano; Katherine Pracht, mezzo-soprano; Brian Cheney, tenor; Stephen Lancaster, baritone; Imam Chernor Saad Jalloh, Call to Prayer Soloist Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY January 15, 2018 In what has become a…
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Tenri Cultural Institute presents Wa Concert Series- The Originality of Greatness: Celebrating Elliott Carter’s 109th Birthday in Review
Charles Neidich, Ayako Oshima, clarinet; Alexi Kenney, violin; Fred Sherry, cello; Lucy Shelton, Amber Evans, sopranos; Mohamed Shams, piano; John Link, musicologist Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY December 16, 2017 Only a musician with unforced naturalness of phrasing, total command of his instrument, and a puckish humor such as is possessed by Charles…
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SubCulture presents Ian Hobson — Sound Impressions: The Piano Music of Debussy & Ravel in Review
Ian Hobson, piano SubCulture, New York, NY November 29, 2017 Esteemed pianist Ian Hobson opened his six-concert series of the complete solo piano works of Debussy and Ravel with his first installment on Wednesday at the edgy SubCulture location in New York’s East Village. Having made his reputation with insightful performances of everything from…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents Appalachian Winter: A Bluegrass Christmas in Review
Distinguished Concerts Singers International Joseph M. Martin, composer/conductor Dailey & Vincent, special guests Sue Martin, soprano; Sarah Whittemore, alto; Brad Nix, piano Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY November 27, 2017 The holiday season is now in full swing. The crowds are out in force, being enticed by all sorts of deals, and…
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New Asia Chamber Music Society presents New Asia Chamber Music Society with Zhang Fang, Piano in Review
Max Tan, William Wei, Ji In Yang; violin Wei-Yang Andy Lin, viola Nan-Cheng Chen, Grace Ho; cello Zhou Yi, pipa Zhang Fang, guest pianist Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY November 20, 2017 The New Asia Chamber Music Society was founded in 2010 by a group of young Asian-American musicians who…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) Presents “Messiah … Refreshed!” in Review
Distinguished Concerts International New York; Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International Jonathan Griffith, Conductor Penelope Shumate, Soprano; Claudia Chapa, Mezzo-Soprano; John McVeigh, Tenor; Christopher Job, Baritone Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall New York, NY November 26, 2017 DCINY has a magic touch. Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) under the direction of Jonathan…
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Young Concert Artists (YCA) presents PyeongChang Music Festival and Young Concert Artist Series in Celebration of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Review
Sumi Hwang, soprano, Paul Huang, violin, Todd Phillips, violin, Stephen Waarts, violin, Ida Kavafian, viola, Ziyu Shen, viola, Edward Arron, cello, Myung-Wha Chung, cello, Sang-Eun Lee, cello. Dasol Kim, piano Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY November 21, 2017 In celebration of the upcoming 2018 Winter Olympic Games to be held in PyeongChang,…
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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents The Suite Sounds of Christmas in Review
Distinguished Concerts Orchestra; Distinguished Concerts Singers International Jonathan Griffith, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Randol Bass, composer-in-residence, and narrator Mark Hayes, composer/conductor Laura Sutton Floyd, soprano; Jessica Best, mezzo-soprano; Scott Joiner, tenor; Mark Gilgallon, baritone/bass Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY November 19, 2017 The holiday season is upon us, even before…
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Hemsing Associates presents Kimiko Ishizaka in Review
Kimiko Ishizaka, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY November 19, 2017 Kimiko Ishizaka gave an energetic, somewhat dry reading of Bach’s last work, Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), further demonstrating her lifelong involvement with the master’s works. She has previously performed and recorded the “Goldberg” variations…